The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08

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TWENTY-FIVE BOoDLERs INDICTED.
The names OF indicted Cook county oficia
Chicago Friday. They were George q Klein
Michael WassermRn. Michael Ley den, u M
Carthy, VIM McGarrigle, II s MeClaughre,
Henry Varnell, Dan Wren, Adam -. II
Oliver, Christian Geib, Christian Casselms!
, Ed Phillips, J Hannigan, John Van Vel
William Harley, Carpenter, Michael Cos
loe, II Holland, August Busse, Napoleo
Barnsalouxl Phillip Kelly, Patrick Mahoney
Loren 2 Crane and Joseph Buckley. In Ii
case of Wassemar, the ex commissioner, VIII
is indicted on one caarge OF bribery and two
conspiracy. bail was fixed $4,000 for the thre
charges. Tho bonds given BY the other com
missioners and ex-commssionerS on the III
were fixed at amounts ranging from $4,000 t
$4,000. Seven county commissioners and fiv
ex .commissioneis two wardens, three mino
officers and seven contractors, indicted and GU
on pail, tells tie story OF the progress the Chi
cago grand jury is making with its Doodle gang
AvENGINo HADDoCK's DEATH.
The moose is being drawn uncon fortabl,
tight abort the neck of John Arensdorf, now
on trial for the murder of Rev Mr. Haddocls
the Methodist minister who made himself OBJ
noxious to the rOughs OF Sioux City by prose
cutting rumsellers. The testimony OF Fitzsim
mons and Leavtt in regard to the shooting wal
| strengthened last week by the story of Alder
Koschiniscki, who, like Leavitt confessed com
| icity in the crime and turned states evidence
He is the most dangerous witness yet placed If
| the box. He not only gave the position OF the
| assassin when he fired the shot, but also de-
scribed with horrifying illustration the face and
| expression OF the minister as the ball penetlat'
ed his neck. Koschinisnki was one of the two
| Germans hired by the ConspiratOrs to edo up
Hadcock.
| DESTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL DEL MONTE. "
| The magnificent hotel Del Monte, at Monte.
rey, Cal, the finest watering pl .co hotel in
America, went up in smoke Friday night, in
volving a loss OF over 100000. There were
upwards of 800 guests in the hote and they
had to leave the building without ceremony
and huddle together on the grounds where they
| had TO shiver all night, many OF them having
| nothing more on than their night clothes. Most
| OF them lost all Of their trunks and apparel
| When the fire was first discovered rush was
made TO use the splendid waterworks, but 1t
was discovered that they had been tempered
with, and not stream could be raised.
COWBOYS CAPTURE TOWN.
gang of co Sboys dashed into Anselmo,
Neb, Friday and took possession Of the town
aud killed one man. They kept up reign Of
terror by incessant shooting with revolvers in
the most reckless manner. Sheriff Penn OF
Broken Row was finally summoned and he shot
dead two OF the ringleaders in attempting to ar
rest them. More trouble is expected, as the
cowboys are 10 full force and swearing ven
geance. The latest reports said that deputies
were being hurried to the scene and 1t Is ex
pected q desperate battle will ensue upon their
arrival.
WRECK OF FREIGHT AT CAMBRIDGE. ONE
MAN KILLED.
An engine and 81 freight cars jumped the
track on the Grand junction Boston aud Al.
bany) road in Cambridge at 5 p m Saturday,
and went down small embankment. Engineer
Parsons and Brakeman Bates jumped, the for
mer escaped unnjured and the latter beiLg
badly hurt. James Harmon, another brakeman,
was crushed beneath the cars and instantly
killed. He was 40 years old and lived at
Worcester. The pecuniary loss is about SO
900.
-FOUR MEN KILLED IN FIGHT.
A terrible fight occurred Friday morni1:". 10
miles below Hemphill, in Sabine county, Tex,
between Capt Scott and his little company of
state rangers on the one side and old Willis
Conner and bis two sons on the other. Three
of the Conner family and one ranger named
Rogers were instantly killed and Capt Scott
ly wounded. The Connors brought on the fight
by firing from ambush upon the rangers who
were hunting timber thieves.
THE STEAMER scYTHIA.
1t was reported Saturday night that the
Cunard steamer Scythia, with 800 souls on
board, had gone ashore off Scitnate, Mass. The
storm on the coast was one OF the most terrible
riding it out. The report of the steamers going
ashore created intense excitement, which quiet |
I'd down when the Scythia reached her dock at |
O'Clock Sunday evening. The origin Of the |
umor Of the disaster is mystery.
HEDlDN'T BRING THE POLE WITH HIM.
Alexander Macarthur, who left Winnipeg a
Month ago TO fad the north pole, has returned.
he news OF the movements OF the Eskimos,
1hom he expected to meet, was discouraging.
hey viii, not be on Hudson bay till the fall
nd as the only other route was that winch Col
iilder found lnpracticable, be decided to aban-
on the trip for the present. Hssays he will
lake another attempt next fall. Col Glider is
t Winnipeg.
THE RICHMOND HOTEL FIRE.
The coroner's jury that has been investiga-
ng the Richmond hotel fire at Buffalo, has
eturned verdict censuring the chief engineer
the lire department, the fire commissioners
nd the proprietor Of the hotel for gross neglect
duty IN not having more than one fire escape
laced on the building. The city authorizes
re also urged to have the electric wires, which
iterfered greatly with tho fremen at the fire,
amoved.
JACOB sHARps TRIAL NEXT.
1t is stated that Jacob Sharp will be the next
ne Of those indicted for completely in the
roadway steal TO be drought to trial. This
as been definitely decided upon by District
.ttorney MARITIME, and the preparation OF the
ase for prosecution Is now in active progress.
At last Graves, tho murderer OF the Maine
anne wardens, has been captured. He was in
akland, Cal.
Jealous Herman Knaut shot and seriously
rounded bis sweetheart Lizzie Zinke at Chica
D Saturday evening and then shot himself
robably fatally.
Two cbarred bodies, supposed to be those OF
lark Osbonc, hotel clerk, and X Boyd Of
oston, were dug from the ruins Of the Rich.
ond hotel Saturday morning.
Charles O'Rourke was arrested at Utica for
footing Express Messenger Leake and robbng
lie safe OF about $4,000 on the West Shore train
Ear that city last Wednesday night. He |
eaded not guilty. His wife is arraigned as an
Two freight trains on tho Michigan Central
'ad near Springfield, Ont, crashed into each
her Saturday, killing two men. The wreck
as most complete 20 cars and two engines |
ere broken into splinters and piled upon the
ack 45 feet high. 1t was 4S hours before the
e track was cleared.
DIR james Hodges, who exploded the bomb !
the Grand Opera house during PATHS con |
rt, February 9, has been found guilty OF as i
ult with intent to murder. Hodges testified /,
at be had intended TO end his life while Patti | !,
as singing so that lie "couid be her page to s
G spirit land" |;
Town burglar, at New York last Thurs O
" night. In the room were found $780,
0 of bonds stolen from Miller & Co Of Phlla
ipha several weeks ago by Talbot and pal.
lring the carnival Talbot and another thief
Die 5000 worth OF diamonds from Mon S